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01 Record

CVE-2017-1556

IBM API Connect 5.0.7.0 through 5.0.7.2 is vulnerable to a regular expression attack that could allow an authenticated attacker to use a regex and cause the system to slow or hang. IBM X-Force ID:

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

IBM API Connect 5.0.7.0 through 5.0.7.2 is vulnerable to a regular expression attack that could allow an authenticated attacker to use a regex and cause the system to slow or hang. IBM X-Force ID:

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.45% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 72.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2017-09-13 18:00Z9 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-17 01:51Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-11-30
Assigning CNA
ibm
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
6b0dbb50c25307f63b30b8ebc9f732aeb662cecb6304a6050e87fb384a9d296b

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
IBMAPI Connect5.0.7.0, 5.0.7.1, 5.0.7.2—

06 References